The Grade 3’s participated in their first friendly track and field meet against Bayview Glen. Our athletes showed great sportsmanship as they competed in races, hurdles, high jumps, running long jumps, standing long jumps, discus throw and javelin. We are looking forward to our upcoming meet at Crestwood College on May 11th. -Mrs. P. Georgiou
Category: Crestwood News
Spring Arts Night Spotlight
On Thursday night, CPC halls were transformed into the Crestwood Gallery, featuring work by artists in every grade. The art on display represented the work of all our art students, including a wide variety of forms from mixed media to classic acrylic to skateboard design. Art teachers Ms. Belanger and Ms. Sawka were both very
Guidance News
Volunteer Opportunity There is another Lace Campaign Volunteer Opportunity after school on Monday beginning at 3:30pm for anyone interested in earning volunteer hours. See Ms. Hann for more information. University of Pennsylvania Presentation Students are invited to attend a presentation by the University of Pennsylvania at UTS on May 4th at 7:00 pm. What
Crestwood represents at Future Prize Challenge
Crestwood was represented at the future design school’s CIS Ontario Future Prize Challenge by grade 7’s William MacInnis, grade 8’s Ali Farroukh and Aaron Vidal-Ribas-Smith. The boys spent their day at the MaRS Discovery District designing a brilliant app that contributed to solving the posed challenge. “How might we better support new Canadians as they transition to
No More Spinners
The Crestwood Staff is asking that parents do not allow their children to bring Spinner Fidget Toys to school. Instead of helping students to concentrate, these toys are becoming a significant distraction in class. Please ask your children to leave them at home. Thank you for your assistance. -Ms. Hektor (Jr. Principal)
Crestwood bests Sterling Hall, Crescent, Montcrest, and Albert College
Rugby The U14 Rugby Team competed in their first tournament at Cherry Beach. The boys played a fantastic three games, improving as a team as the day grew on. Samir Bagher Nejad scored CPC’s first try, as he literally plowed through the opposing team. Although the boys had possession of the ball 80% of the time, Greenwood
Parents’ Association News
Parents’ Association May Events Welcome Spring! Here’s what we’ll be up to in May. May 11 – PA Meeting at 8:45 a.m. May 24 – Volunteer Appreciation Coffee at 9:00 a.m. May 30 – Used Uniform Sale 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. during New Student Orientation
2017 End of Year Events
Examination Schedule Exams begin for all students on Friday, June 2, 2017. A general schedule is available on the website under the documents tab. All students will be receiving a personalized examination schedule in early May. All morning exams begin at 9:00 am and all afternoon exams begin at 1:00 pm. Exams in Grades 7
Art Labyrinth Alive
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” (Walt Disney)…and we proved it!! Our idea of transforming the art room into a new reality was a success!! Congratulations to all of the participating artists for taking on such an ambitious project. It was so wonderful to go on this creative journey with you, my
The Living City at Brickworks
The Grade 3’s visited the natural community at Evergreen Brickworks last week. We learned that all living things, including plants, need food, water, shelter, and space and how the interaction of elements in a strong human community represents a healthy ecosystem. The Living City introduced students to Toronto’s surprising abundance of living things—fox, deer, coyote, rabbit,
TSO’s “The Hockey Sweater”
On Monday all of Crestwood’s primary students travelled to Roy Thomson Hall to hear the Toronto Symphony Orchestra present a show entitled “The Hockey Sweater” which was a musical celebration of Canada. The orchestra performed many selections of music honouring different provinces and territories. We were able to see and hear all of the different
Ultimate Sports at Crestwood
Badminton The U14 Girls and Boys Badminton teams started off their season with a great deal of courageous effort in their matches against Bayview Glen on Wednesday, April 19th. A big congrats to Josh Deng who won a hard fought singles match. While his was CPC’s only win of the day, our teams played hard
Guidance News
Outward Bound Canada provides programs to a variety of youth in order to cultivate resilience, leadership, connections and compassion through inspiring and challenging journeys of self-discovery in the natural world. They are excited to announce a new program this summer: Cultural Connections. Cultural Connections aims to bring together youth from three of our youth program
Spring Bake Sale Success
Our fantastic volunteers and happy customers made the Spring Bake Sale a record-breaking event. The amazing variety of baked treats created a beautiful display of tasty spring colours. Thank you to Justine Codron and the whole team for making our Spring Bake Sale a huge success.
Science Students Off to Olympics
Please join the staff and students at Crestwood in wishing the following students the best of luck in their participation in the annual Science Olympics hosted by Crescent School on April 29th. The students will be accompanied by Grade 6 Science teacher, Ms. Sara Suckstorff. Grade 4 Daniel Markusson Noah Kassam Brody Goldman Grade 5
Do your athletes know what to eat on competition day?
It goes without saying that fuelling for a competition is incredibly important to an athlete’s success. We’ve prepared a list of food to help optimize their performance. The pre-event meal must be high in carbohydrate (65-70% of total calories consumed). Fat and protein, which take longer to digest, should be consumed in smaller amounts. Breakfast
“Orphans” Black, Check it Out!
Check out Crestwood’s own Cody Black in this unsettling drama from English playwright Dennis Kelly (co-writer Matilda the Musical), ORPHANS, which premiered at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh in 2009, is a gritty urban tale that questions morality, loyalty, and family while trying to keep quiet the violence and evil that lurks inside everyone. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-hottest-tickets-in-town-five-things-to-do-in-toronto/article34691045/
Used Uniform Volunteers
Crestwood Parents, Volunteer are still required for our Used Uniform Sale held April 25th-April 27, 2017. Your participation would be much appreciated. If you are interested, please click on the following web link to sign up. https://www.volunteersignup.org/TMRT8 Thank you, CSPA
Don’t Miss Out! Tickets Selling Fast
Dear Parents Just a reminder that tickets are selling out fast for Crestwood’s day at the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, May 13th. Please submit order forms as soon as possible, as the deadline to purchase tickets is Friday April 28th. Don’t miss out on cheering for our Toronto Blue Jays and seeing Crestwood’s name
Crestwood rallies York School
Badminton The senior boys and girls badminton teams traveled downtown yesterday to play against the York School. The squad participated in a series of matches that lasted for a few very competitive hours. All the teams played very well and in the end, both schools were equally matched and tied 6 matches to 6. Next
The “Big” Library
The JK and SK’s had a fun visit to the “BIG” (Don Mills Public) library. We learned about all the different kinds of books they have! Books about people, places and animals. Books in different languages; we even saw a book in Braille! We all had a good time picking books off the shelves to
Parents’ Association News
Our Spring Bake Sale is Friday, April 21st, before school, during lunchtime and after school, so don’t forget your loonies and toonies next Friday. Every day is better with a cupcake!
Guidance News
Overseas and Summer Program Information Sessions Current grade 10 or 11 students interested in learning more about undergraduate studies at Oxford University should take note that Dr. Eleanor Parker of the admissions department at Oxford University will be presenting at University of Toronto Schools (UTS) on Tuesday April 18th at 7- 8:30pm. Interested students should
7th Annual Grandparents/Veterans’ Breakfast
Mr. Scott Masters and the Staff and Students at CPC extend an invitation to you and a family member or caregiver to attend a Thank You Breakfast, to be held in honour of the many Veterans and Survivors and Family and Community Members who have contributed their stories to Crestwood’s Oral History Project. If you haven’t seen it lately, please
Soil…. It’s Too Important to be Treated Like Dirt
Do you know what a “pedologist” studies? The Grade 3’s became pedologists this week and got down and dirty with a variety of soil types. We discovered that soil is composed of earth materials and decaying organisms. We investigated the ability of different types of soil to hold water, as well as the factors that
Sports Update
Track and Field Congratulations to the members of the Varsity Track team that competed in the York University Indoor Meet. The team all performed very well and had a great start to the season. Some highlights of the day include Gr. 9 girl, Zakayla Day-Burrell placing 2nd in the 60m dash with a time of
Crestwood Spring Menu Week 3
Come by and see what the lovely ladies at the Crestwood Cafe are cooking up this week!
Guidance News
Are you looking to help the community or are you just in need of some volunteer hours? Look no further! On Saturday, April 29th, the Don Valley East Residents and Ratepayers (DVERR) is hosting the Brookbanks Park Clean Up. The event will take place from 9:30am to 11:30am and you should meet directly across from
Parents’ Association News
Meet Justine Codron We’d like to introduce you to Justine Codron. You may not have met her in person, but you may have heard good things about her. Along with pitching in at activities throughout the year, Justine runs the Parents’ Association bake sales. With great enthusiasm and creativity, Justine and her team consistently host
Crestwood Prom is around the corner!
The Prom is approaching quickly and tickets are now officially on sale. This year’s Prom is on Friday, May 12th which means you have exactly 21 school days to purchase your tickets !!!! Tickets are available from Mrs. Santomero in room # 201. If you are bringing an “outside” guest you will also need to obtain, and fill out, a “Guest
